Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Hello everyone, Happy New Year! I am participating in the Season's Giving Blog Hop this year as a way to say thank you to my readers, new and old. I appreciate you taking time to look at my projects and comment on them – it's wonderful to be a part of the paper crafting community. Every single participant in this Hop is giving away prizes. Look at that huge list down there! I am giving away these new die sets and I'll put in other assorted goodies to go with them:

My give away will be open for one week and on Friday, January 9th I will choose a random winner from the comments on this post and announce it here. The winner will receive these dies and other fun stuff. Make sure I can get a hold of your contact information! So, for your chance to win, please follow my blog and leave a comment. =)

I want to share my latest project with you, the full tutorial for this Winter Fairy Luminary can be found on the Inspiration Journal blog now.

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Hello, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! I know you probably haven't even finished off the Christmas cookies yet, but when it comes to crafting you have to think ahead to the next holiday. You saw how handy the Vintage Kitchen dies are for Christmas gift giving – they are perfect for all sorts of other holidays too. For example, Valentine's Day! I made this little candy gift box using the Cookie Die and Valentine's Day themed paper and embellishments from my stash. It was truly quick and easy! I filled it with candy and now I have a box of kisses to give someone although I don't think that they will last until February 14th. ;-)

Don't forget about joining Eileen's Holiday Traditions Art with Heart Challenge and entering to win the fabulous Giveaway (the Loaf Pan die) this month! You still have a little bit of time. We would love to see your holiday art.

Most of the supplies I used for this project can be found at Inspiration Emporium. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE to save 10% if you go shopping. I will also point out that US shipping
is always $5 and international shipping is just $10.

Friday, December 26, 2014

Well, this will be my last Christmas project posted for the year. There were still some ideas on my list I couldn't get to so I'll just have to start earlier next year. ;-) At the beginning of the month I shared this Christmas lantern project which I planned as a gift for my mother-in-law (she loved it!) I also made a lantern for my Mom and I couldn't show it here until after Christmas because my Mom is an "on-the-net" kind of gal and regularly reads my blog lol. (Hi Mom!) So now I can finally share it with you:

My mom loves poinsettias (as do I) so I wanted to incorporate them into the scene. I love the Tattered Poinsettia die! Did you know that the Textured Poinsettia embossing folder is made to fit the diecuts from it so you can emboss a pattern into the petals if you want? Some I embossed and most I left plain for this project. I incorporated lots of glimmery mists and glitter into the flowers and foliage also. Here are some more details:

From this angle you can see how I stamped the three wise men on the background paper. They are on their way to visit! I embossed them with clear embossing powder to give them a bit of shine and match the embossed designs that were already printed on the background paper I used.

Of course I had to embellish the top with dyed Crinkle Ribbon, Holiday Greenery diecuts and other festive odds and ends I have in my stash.

Thanks for checking out my project. Also, don't forget the Inspiration Journal December Challenge, Sing, Sing It Loud! You have until the end of the month to link up your own project and have a chance to win $50 to spend at Inspiration Emporium.

I am also going to enter this into the December Mixed Media Monthly Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. This is super fun challenge this month. I made the following tic-tac-toes from the board: Bow, Glitter, Ribbon; Die, Stamp, Ribbon; and Tape, Glitter, Stamp. Check out their challenges each month!

Most of the supplies I used for this project can be found at Inspiration Emporium. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE to save 10% if you go shopping. I will also point out that US shipping
is always $5 and international shipping is just $10. ;-)

Monday, December 22, 2014

Hello! Christmas is almost here ack! I love, love, love this time of year but I always seem to have more ideas than time. Fortunately, these little boxes come together quickly and I know that the recipients will love them. I was inspired by Eileen's project where she made a faux metal loaf pan. I had to try it! I used the Cookie Box die and covered the matboard with MD Hobby and Craft Aluminum Metal Rolls like Eileen did.

It really is easy, the embossing folders do all the heavy lifting. ;-) I love how the black paint catches in all the nooks and crannies and really makes the designs pop. Be sure to check out Eileen Hull's blog. She and the team have been busy all month sharing all sorts of fabulous projects you can make with her new Vintage Kitchen die line. If you haven't gotten any of them yet, hopefully you'll find some under your tree Christmas morning.

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